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UN is cutting back on Yemen activities after crackdown by Houthi rebels on humanitarian staff
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is cutting back its activities in Yemen in response to a crackdown by Houthi rebels on staff working for the U.N. and other humanitarian, human rights, development and education organizations, the top U.N. aid official said Thursday. Acting...
New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cameroon’s former prime minister took over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, issuing “a clarion call” to the world’s divided nations to come together and take action to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and...
Israel-Hamas war latest: An Israeli strike kills at least 19 in a Gaza tent camp
Gaza’s Health Ministry says an Israeli strike on Tuesday on a tent camp in a designated humanitarian zone killed at least 19 people. The Civil Defense, first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government, said the strike left craters up to 10 meters (32 feet) deep. The...
The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seen
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief said Monday that the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and demanded an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure. Secretary-General António Guterres said in an interview...
Palestinians' UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months. The proposed General Assembly resolution, which was obtained by The Associated Press, follows a ruling...
The AP Interview: East Timor's president says the pope's visit isn't time to dwell on past sins
DILI, East Timor (AP) — The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis' upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia's youngest country on the world stage, not a time to confront the legacy of abuse by influential members of the clergy in the deeply Catholic nation. During...
East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independence
DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor on Friday celebrated the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975. Crowds cheered as their leaders and state guests, including...
The worldwide catastrophe of rising seas especially imperils Pacific paradises, Guterres says
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in the far more vulnerable Pacific island nations, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued yet another climate SOS to the world. This time he said those initials stand for “save our seas.” ...
UN says a record number of aid workers were killed in 2023 and this year may be even higher
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A record number of aid workers were killed in conflicts around the world last year – more than half after the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7 -- and this year may become even deadlier, the United Nations said Monday. The 280 aid workers from 33 countries...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Blinken pushes for cease-fire in his 9th trip to Mideast since war began
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza. He called on Hamas to do the same. Blinken was on his ninth urgent mission to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began...
